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Seven more arrested in Teesside probe into A66 fatal crash

Seven more men have been arrested as part of an organised crime investigation linked to the A66 crash that killed seven people, including two police officers.

Four men, aged 21, 25, 35 and 40, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life after a vehicle hit a house wall in South Bank near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Thursday.

Cleveland Police said they were also being questioned on suspicion of arson after a caravan was set alight on Atlee Road in Middlesbrough early on Wednesday.

Two men, aged 23 and 42, were also arrested on suspicion of threats to kill and a 30-year-old man, on suspicion of possessing criminal property.

The force said it had also seized £15,000 in cash. The three have been released on conditional bail.

A spokesperson for the force said the four men in custody arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and arson, were also being held on suspicion of possessing drugs with intent to supply.


BBC News

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